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The Odd Job (1978)

1h 27m

Running Time

The Odd Job (1978)

Name: The Odd Job
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1978-08-31

1h 27m

Running Time

Plot.

Arthur Harris is a happily married man who returns from his job to discover that his wife, Fiona, is leaving him. Devastated he gets really drunk and tries to commit suicide. After a few setbacks and while he is trying to electrocute himself with a lamp, the door bell rings. An odd man in a leather coat asks if there are any odd jobs that he can perform. Arthur hires the man to kill him. The next day his wife returns, but the man he hired is still trying to kill him..

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Cast & Crew.

Graham Chapman

Arthur Harris

David Jason

The Odd Job Man

Diana Quick

Fiona Harris

Simon Williams

Bill Paterson

Sergeant Mull

Edward Hardwicke

Inspector Black

Michael Elphick

Raymonde

Carolyn Seymour

Angie

Joe Melia

Head Waiter

Stewart Harwood

Bernard

George Innes

Caretaker

Peter Medak

Director

Bernard McKenna

Writer

Mark Forstater

Producer

Howard Blake

Composer

Ken Hodges

Cinematographer

Barrie Vince

Editor

Mary Selway

CastingDirector

Media.

Details.

Release Date
August 31, 1978

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 27m

Genres
Comedy

Last updated: 2025-03-30

Wiki.

The Odd Job is a 1978 British comedy film starring Monty Python member Graham Chapman. It tells the story of a man named Arthur Harris who is recently abandoned by his wife. He becomes so depressed that he hires an "odd job man" to kill him. Once his wife returns, Harris finds himself unable to cancel the contract.